State
Sasanian Empire
The Sasanian Empire was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire, founded by Ardashir I in the third century CE after overthrowing the Parthian Empire. Centred on Ctesiphon, it was a great rival of Rome and Byzantium, with Zoroastrianism as its state religion. It fell to the Arab conquests of the Rashidun Caliphate in the mid-seventh century, but its administration and culture strongly influenced the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates.
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Abbasid CaliphateFoundationAchaemenid EmpireImpactAksumite EmpireSocioeconomy, Military, DeclineGokturk EmpireFoundationParthian EmpireImpact, DeclineRashidun CaliphateFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, ImpactSasanian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryUmayyad CaliphateSocioeconomy, Military, Governance, ImpactKushan EmpireImpactRoman EgyptDeclineKingdom of IberiaDeclineHimyarite KingdomImpact, DeclineCaucasian AlbaniaMilitary, Governance, Decline, SummaryShirvanshah StateFoundationManichaeismOrigins, SpreadPersianSpeakersZoroastrianismTexts, Summary
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